tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136924754818658762.post1600650619238213970..comments2008-10-07T10:16:32.750-04:00Comments on Allan's English Channel Swim: Dover qualifying swimAllannoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136924754818658762.post-22340696682627382902008-09-24T16:42:00.000-04:002008-09-24T16:42:00.000-04:00Hey David. Looks like Fri is a possibility, Satur...Hey David. Looks like Fri is a possibility, Saturday looking good. Will know more tomorrow but it's likely I will get a shot in some kind of swimable weather.Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163852094389719216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136924754818658762.post-78731233256879017922008-09-24T16:00:00.000-04:002008-09-24T16:00:00.000-04:00What news? Everything OK?What news? Everything OK?David Whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136924754818658762.post-10454219161197665392008-09-18T12:48:00.000-04:002008-09-18T12:48:00.000-04:00Thanks David. Good to hear from you. I'm as read...Thanks David. Good to hear from you. I'm as ready as I am gonna get. Just hoping for good weather at this point.Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163852094389719216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136924754818658762.post-78603538355648226362008-09-18T07:29:00.000-04:002008-09-18T07:29:00.000-04:00Hey Allen,We'll be watching from here. Talked to ...Hey Allen,<BR/><BR/>We'll be watching from here. Talked to Lauri last night. Are you ready, LEGO!!! Good Luck on the swim. David WhiteDavid Whitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136924754818658762.post-60787476161702722332008-09-13T21:31:00.000-04:002008-09-13T21:31:00.000-04:00Steve, I loved your post! It was nice seeing you ...Steve, I loved your post! It was nice seeing you and meeting your wife. Your post was very humorous but you are also getting at something important that I like to think about. That I don't want to let life pass me by and not have gone for something I want. I have always been pretty goal driven and done OK at reaching my goals. What I struggle with is WHAT goals to set. What I am passionate about. I thought about this adventure for a while before committing to it. I really like the water. Always have. Some of my best memories have been in and around it - in high school with the Anderson Swim Club, a day skiing on the lake with my parents and brothers, or white water kayaking, or snorkeling. So this is what I am interested in. But I have started thinking about what next. What else excites me. It might be something totally new. I have done an Ironman triathlon and 200 mile bike rides but my next thing might not be a physical goal. Maybe intellectual or spiritual. But it will be something that I am passionate about. So I don't know what to tell you Steve except that it doesn't have to be anything other than something that interests you. Good luck with your plan whatever you decide!Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163852094389719216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136924754818658762.post-41930582376129018642008-09-13T11:08:00.000-04:002008-09-13T11:08:00.000-04:00Allen, I hope you're proud of yourself for causing...Allen, I hope you're proud of yourself for causing me some well deserved grief. After we chatted a few minutes through the plants separating our tables at Percy and Willy's last evening, I've had several conversations with my wife concerning the lack of my athletic hopes and aspirations. I kiddingly told her that I had "bulked up" for a cold swim but had not yet qualified for the Channel. She replied that she knew without a doubt that I could do it if I chose to "channel" my energies that direction. <BR/><BR/>Well, on this Saturday morning after a "healthy" portion of scrambled eggs, biscuits, gravy, vegetarian sausages and juice, what am I going to do? At 60 years of age, overweight and with two bad knees, running the Boston marathan is not very likely - - - and the run would be a cake-walk compared to your goal of swimming the Channel. What should I do?<BR/><BR/>Is the Channel a possibility for me - someone that was never a great swimmer, currenly overweight and still recovering from lower back surgery? Was Dr. Hassler's surgical repair of my injured shoulder from an automobile accident really adequate for me to consider long distance swimming? <BR/><BR/>What are the possibilities? I'm not sure, but your lofty goal has caused me to think about and seriously ponder the course of action I need to take. I'll sit down today and set forth a plan. <BR/><BR/>Thanks Allan for spurring me into action! (Steve)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com